Risk perception and compliance with quarantine during the SARS outbreak

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-347

  Cava, Maureen A ^a,b,c   Fay, Krissa E ^b,c   Beanlands, Heather J ^b,d   McCay, Elizabeth A ^b,d   Wignall, Rouleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Professional Practice Planning and Policy ^*

^c TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliance; Quarantine; Risk communication; Risk perception; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUARANTINE; RISK; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33644861743     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2005.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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